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Web Resources


http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ A place where you can search the products that you use and learn about the chemicals that are in them and their hazard level.

http://www.thegreenguide.com/personal-care/dirty-dozen/1 Article about the 'Dirty Dozen' chemicals that are found in many personal care products.

http://www.safecosmetics.org/ Get involved! A movement to make personal care items regulated by FDA.

http://www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ A database for a wide variety of household items, learn about their ingredients and toxicity.

Book Resources


The Body Toxic by Nena Baker
Baker, N. (2009). The Body toxic. New York, NY.: North Point Press.

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry by Stacy Malkan
Malkan, S. (2007). Not just a Pretty face: the ugly side of the beauty industry. BC, Canada: New Society Publishers